President Trump initially said the ballroom construction would not affect the East Wing. The White House now says it was cheaper and more structurally sound to simply demolish it.
With the firing of the Export-Import Bank’s inspector general, the president has sidelined around two dozen of the watchdogs who seek out fraud and mismanagement in federal agencies.
The Trump administration strategy is to try to keep Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel from resuming an all-out assault against Hamas, U.S. officials said.
Vice President JD Vance boarding Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington en route to Israel on Monday. His visit is meant to help illustrate the Trump administration’s commitment to keeping the peace deal intact.